perdimus

Perdimus is a Latin verb form meaning "we lose" or "we are losing." It is the first person plural present indicative active form of perdere, the verb commonly translated as "to lose" or "to destroy" in classical Latin. The form is derived from the stem perder- and the standard present-tense ending for the first-person plural.

In usage, perdimus appears in Latin texts to describe the act of losing something by a collective subject that includes the speaker. Its translation depends on context, typically rendered as "we lose" or "we are losing." Like other Latin verbs, its exact sense can be nuanced by the object and surrounding clause, including figurative or rhetorical uses.

Modern relevance and context, perdimus is primarily encountered in the study of Latin grammar and literature as an example of a regular present-tense form. It is not a standalone lexical item with a specialized domain in contemporary language use, and it is rarely used in everyday modern speech outside of linguistic education or historical texts.

Related forms and notes: perdimus should be distinguished from related moods and tenses of perdere, such as forms in the subjunctive or other conjugations. Learners typically refer to standard Latin grammars to understand the full paradigm of poner, perdere, and their inflected forms.

This entry treats perdimus as a grammatical form rather than a separate semantic concept or proper noun; no widely recognized entities named Perdimus are described in mainstream scholarly literature.